Fire Department

The county will take proposals that award a maximum of $50,000 to each fire protection district.

An unknown number of parked vehicles were damaged by a fire Saturday night at the Rivian Automotive manufacturing plant in Normal.

The fire happened under a section of conveyor that moves vehicle chassis down Rivian's assembly line on the western side of the building, said the Normal Fire Department.

McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder said Lucas Hensley, 42, died of smoke and soot inhalation.

The Bloomington Fire Department has new leadership with Cory Matheny taking over from retiring Fire Chief Eric West. Matheny said West was a mentor, who left the fire department in excellent shape.

City Manager Pam Reece said there is interest in the former Subway sandwich space in Uptown Station. The town issued a request for proposal a couple months ago after the business closed in October 2022.

The Bloomington Fire Department said Monday it does not yet have a damage estimate on the apartment fire Thursday evening that required every BFD to fight.

Travis Wilson can make being an EMT sound like the coolest gig in the world.“It’s not like anything else in the field of medicine,” Wilson said. “It’s…